Healthcare is a fundamental right, yet for many Kenyans, it remains a costly and often unattainable service. Despite government efforts to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the high cost of treatment, diagnostics, and medicines continues to keep quality healthcare out of reach for millions—particularly in lower-income and rural communities

Access to quality healthcare in Africa has long been concentrated in urban centers, leaving rural and underserved regions with limited medical infrastructure and specialist care. But this is beginning to change—thanks in large part to strategic leadership from hospital administrators who are taking a long-term, inclusive approach to healthcare de